one of my favorite modern VC's: Jubilee 1755

November 12, 07 09:50

With its name referring to the founding date of Vacheron Constantin,the Jublié 1755 - created as part of the 250th anniversary celebration pieces- is a timepiece concentrating all of Vacheron Constantin's savoir faire: technical and aesthetical.

The Jubilé 1755 also has all the "250th" signature elements: case with 1/4 Maltese Cross shape lugs, special guilloche dial and hands

This wonderful time piece also houses Vacheron Constantin's very first inhouse automatic movement: caliber 2475 which not only bears the Geneva Seal but is finished to the nth degree both on the underdial and visible side!

The Jubilé 1755 is one of those watches which become a classic immediately! A subtle sense of detail (guillochage of the dial) a dash of flamboyance (the case) and an amazing movement have made this model one of Vacheron Constantin's hottest watches and an avidly sought after collector's timepiece.

The Jubilé 1755 was made in 500 pieces in YG, RG, and WG plus 250 in platinum (with platinum dial).

Alex, Thanks for the post, it was very informative. Seeing the picture of the rose gold black dial version reaffirmed my desire to own this watch. If it ever does come up for sale again I hope to be the new owner because to me its absolutely the most stunning watch I have seen in years. They say the 3rd times a charm so who knows, someday......

do u refer to the lugs seen from the side profile?" wow, thanks for solving the mystery for me. i have been wondering the signifcance of the shape of the lugs for a long time and cannot come up with this conclusion. well done on the subtle details , VC.

may i bring out another beautiful aesthetic of this watch after having it since june., that is it has extra long lugs which does not show on a single watch pic. it really wears very well around the wrist. however if u compare with another watch of the same size 39mm, it can be seen rather clearly.

(sorry for the rough pic) as u can see the lugs for the moser is much shorter than the VC despite the same case size.

in conclusion, it is also one of my favourite current VC and i am glad i found one despite giving up my allocation of a WG one during the anniversary.

..that is a fantastic piece, and with historical importance. Elegant with lost of interesting details on the case. The only thing I do not like is the seal symbol on the dial. I am sure there is an idea behind it but IMHO it just is a bit too much.

If I could only have one modern VC it might very well be this piece (with the skeleton perpetual and the Mercator vying for inclusion).
What seems especially rare with this watch is the full bridge that the supports the calendar works and power reserve indicators. I've never seen that before.
Bill